Peg-and-cup setting
Half-drilledRings, pendants and studs, with seating depth checked before the adhesive cures.
A Bali pearl jewelry factory, audited
Sorting, colour-matching, goldsmithing, setting and a documented QC chain from loose pearls to sealed export cartons, in a vetted partner network our desk specifies and inspects. Buyers can audit every step.
At a glance
- Metals
- 18k gold, sterling
- Pearl sizes
- 9–16 mm strands
- Sampling
- 2–3 weeks
- QC gates
- Five, each recorded
The facility network is coordinated by our desk, not owned by it.
What the workshop can build
A South Sea pearl marks under prong pressure, so goldsmiths who fabricate mounts are kept separate from pearl setters who seat, peg and knot.
Capacity is confirmed against your order at quotation, because product mix moves it: two hundred peg-set pendants run faster than forty knotted opera strands.
How pearls are sorted and matched
Stock enters as graded loose lots, mostly from West Nusa Tenggara. Indonesia is roughly 45% of global South Sea pearl production (one industry source, 2014), much of it exported loose, so the factory buys early in the chain.
Indonesian goldens tend to light champagne, so a champagne suite is built from one coherent lot. Every grade on our paperwork traces to inspection or a certificate.
- Size
- Sieved and calipered into 0.5 mm bands
- Shape
- Round, near-round, oval, drop, button, baroque
- Surface
- Blemish mapping under a 10x loupe
- Luster
- Graded against retained master pearls
- Colour
- Matched under daylight-standard lamps only
QC gates that protect an export order
Five checkpoints between your purchase order and the airport, each leaving a record you can request.
| Checkpoint | What is checked | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Incoming inspection | Size, gram weight, grade against PO, drill quality | Signed intake sheet, macro photos |
| Lot colour match | Tone under daylight-standard lamps | Approval photos to buyer |
| In-process bench check | Seating depth, cure, knot tension, finish | Batch checklist per bench |
| Final piece QC | Luster, surface, setting security, hallmarking | Final QC report per order |
| Export document pack | Certificates, permits, HS classification | Shipping dossier to buyer |
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Incoming inspection
- What is checked
- Size, gram weight, grade against PO, drill quality
- Record
- Signed intake sheet, macro photos
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Lot colour match
- What is checked
- Tone under daylight-standard lamps
- Record
- Approval photos to buyer
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In-process bench check
- What is checked
- Seating depth, cure, knot tension, finish
- Record
- Batch checklist per bench
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Final piece QC
- What is checked
- Luster, surface, setting security, hallmarking
- Record
- Final QC report per order
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Export document pack
- What is checked
- Certificates, permits, HS classification
- Record
- Shipping dossier to buyer
- Exporters need KKP export approval, a Sertifikat Mutu and, where required, a Certificate of Origin. BKIPM Mataram inspects Lombok-origin shipments and issues the Health Certificate.
- HS 7101210000 for unworked and 7101220000 for worked cultured pearls, as of 2026.
- Pearls are not CITES-listed. Coral or protected shell in mixed-material pieces needs separate KLHK permits.
How a factory audit works
NDA available on request.
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Send your scope
Product category, target volumes and market, to the BD desk.
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Capability call
A 30–45 minute video call on current bench work, the sorting setup and QC records.
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Book the audit
Date and agenda confirmed in writing.
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Walk the factory
Benches, live sorting under the lamps, QC files from completed orders, sample pulls.
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Written follow-up
Capability summary and sample quotation within five working days.
Audit options
Indicative as of 2026.
| Option | Duration | Covers | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual capability call | 30–45 minutes | Live video of benches, sorting, QC records | No charge |
| Half-day factory audit | 3–4 hours | Bench observation, QC files, samples | No charge* |
| Full-day audit and sorting | 6–8 hours | Half-day scope plus supervised lot sorting | No charge* |
| Two-day audit and Lombok | 2 days | Audit plus Sekarbela and farm-side sourcing | Quote-based |
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Virtual capability call
- Duration
- 30–45 minutes
- Covers
- Live video of benches, sorting, QC records
- Cost
- No charge
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Half-day factory audit
- Duration
- 3–4 hours
- Covers
- Bench observation, QC files, samples
- Cost
- No charge*
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Full-day audit and sorting
- Duration
- 6–8 hours
- Covers
- Half-day scope plus supervised lot sorting
- Cost
- No charge*
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Two-day audit and Lombok
- Duration
- 2 days
- Covers
- Audit plus Sekarbela and farm-side sourcing
- Cost
- Quote-based
- * For qualified wholesale buyers; travel at the buyer's cost.
- The two-day itinerary is confirmed in writing.
Audit questions
Planning a visit?
Send your category and volumes. Call slots and audit dates come back from the BD desk.
Ask the desk
See the benches for yourself
Book a capability call or a factory audit. A capability summary and sample quotation follow within five working days.